Athens to Aktau: time difference
Aktau is 3 h ahead of Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Athens 09:09 9:09 AM Aktau 12:09 12:09 PM You –:–
09:09 9:09 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23
12:09 12:09 PM
Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 08:18 · 🌙 18:22
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+3 h
Aktau is 3 h ahead of Athens.
When you, Athens and Aktau are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇷 Athens
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇰🇿 Aktau
3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇷 Athens | 🇰🇿 Aktau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:09 | 12:09 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Kazakhstan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Athens | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Asia/Aqtau |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:56 | 08:18 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 10 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 273,830 |
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Big time differences
Athens and Aktau: common questions
How far ahead of Athens is Aktau?
Aktau is 3 hours ahead of Athens: UTC+5 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Athens, what time is it in Aktau?
At 9:00 AM in Athens, clocks in Aktau show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Aktau at the end of the working day in Athens?
The working day in Athens ends at 6:00 PM; in Aktau it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Athens and Aktau are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Athens (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Aktau), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Aktau?
From 9:00 PM in Athens it is already the next day in Aktau. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Aktau it is still the previous day in Athens.
Does the time difference between Athens and Aktau change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Athens. From March 28, 2027, Aktau will be 2 hours ahead of Athens.
